Comments on: Whatever happened to the technological singularity? https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity Writer, blogger, and dreamer. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 By: Graham Clements https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1038 Mon, 01 May 2017 04:17:06 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1038 Hi Graham,I need to do more research on the subject, but I don't think Artificial Intelligence gained from deep learning algorithms means self-awareness, therefore, the possibility of a computer becoming self-aware and deciding that humanity is a threat and destroy it may not be there. If an AI's algorithms are teaching it to write, read, listen, speak, analyse etc, but not politics or psychology, or that power over others is important, then they should just be our unemotional servants and not HAL or the Matrix, or even need to have Asimov's three laws of robotics. I keep on thinking of the American society you created in your second novel in the Timesplash series and where Trump could take the US, especially in regards to his attitude to science.Graham.

]]> By: Anthony J. Langford https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1039 Sun, 30 Apr 2017 07:26:08 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1039 A D! That's very good. Congratulations.(I don't pretend to be knowledgable on the subject).

]]> By: Graham Clements https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1040 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:14:57 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1040 Hi Anthony,I am hoping the singularity will happen within my lifetime, that the algorithms are being created now, but I suspect I might miss out and I will be part of Damien Broderick's Last Mortal Generation. I got a Distinction for it, it needed more rhetorical aspects.Graham.

]]> By: graywave https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1041 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:26:09 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1041 If you've read my books you'll know I think the singularity will actually only happen to the rich – but they'll have a tough time of it until they can completely shake loose from humanity, because the rest of us will hate them!Either that, or the AIs will spend whole microseconds deliberating whether to wipe us out or wipe our noses. I reckon it could go either way but then I only have mere human intelligence.

]]> By: Anthony J. Langford https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1042 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:16:31 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/whatever-happened-to-the-technological-singularity/#comment-1042 Great article.I love this idea; Are we ever going to use swarms of nanobots to strip carbon atoms from carbon dioxide molecules in the atmosphere and stop global warming?It does seem to be all on our doorstop. It's a little frightening. With the average joe having access to these technologies we will see more social problems/crime etc like the young guy who 3D printed a bunch of Glock replicas. It's happening. Interesting to see what will happen. Like any human endeavour, there will be corruption, profit, greed, amazing successes to help others, crime, accidents, pollution… the works. I hope you get a good mark for this. You deserve it.

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